Newkirk Plaza was renamed from Newkirk Avenue in August 2011 after the station underwent an extension rehabilitation to help the local merchants that surround the station promote their small shopping district. It also better reflects where the station’s entrance actually is, located inside the middle of this pedestrian plaza surrounded by small shops that has been built over the open-cut 4 track Brighton Line below. Newkirk Plaza above the station means nearly the entirety of the Manhattan-bound platform is covered, beneath this plaza along with both local tracks, the express tracks and one section of the Brighton/Coney Island-bound platform is exposed to the elements, with just a chain-link fence at street-level allowing views down to the station, and the express tracks in particular below. The 2009 to 2011 renovation repainted the platform columns that were dilapidated with peeling paint from red to green, installed tactile warning strips and new silver lampposts on the exposed portion of the Brighton/Coney Island-bound platform.
Two staircases lead up from each platform combining into one staircase at an intermediate landing up to the small station house. This station house is located directly above the express tracks, at street level. The station house is inside the middle of Newkirk Plaza, a one-block pedestrian only shopping strip that is located between Newkirk Avenue and Foster Avenue, that cross over the subway line at the northern and southern ends of the platform respectively. The station house was renovated in the late 1980s with generic white tiled walls.
Photos 1-16: August 13, 2008; 17-23 & 48-50: January 10, 2012; 24 & 25: January 20, 2012; 26-47: September 24, 2014
A tired looking Newkirk Avenue column sign on its red column.
A Manhattan-bound R40-Slant B train approaches Newkirk Avenue.
R42-Slant #4287 begins to leave Newkirk Avenue to continue its trip to Brighton Express trip to Manhattan.
A R42-Slant B train, bound for Manhattan has completely left Newkirk Avenue.
Looking down the very narrow Brighton Line Island platform at Newkirk Avenue
An orange Q-Brighton Express, To Brighton Beach, weekdays service information sign at Newkirk Avenue, the sign hasn't been correct for eight years, its incorrectness is probably a consequence of vandalism.
One of two tiled around staircases that begin the short ascent up to the small station house at street level.
On the intermediate landing of the staircases up from the Brighton/Coney Island-bound platform at Newkirk Avenue, looking back towards the daylight visible on the platforms.
Three benches provide a small waiting area in the small station house at Newkirk Avenue, the single staircase (that divides into two) to reach each platform is visible.
An exterior view of the paint-peeling, small Newkirk Avenue Station house, located at street level in the middle of Newkirk Plaza, the areas main shopping area.
From Newkirk Plaza, a view down the express tracks, through the fence, the Manhattan-bound platform is beneath the plaza, the Brighton/CI-bound one isn't.
Looking down at a pidgeon feasting on some discarded french fries on a rusting metal canopy protecting Manhattan-bound passengers at Newkirk Plaza.
A Manhattan-bound R40-Slant B train leaves Newkirk Avenue, viewed from the fence along Newkirk Plaza.
R68A #5110 leads a Brighton Beach-bound B train into Newkirk Avenue.
A wider view looking through the fence of Newkirk Plaza and down the express tracks of the subway station beneath.
On the Newkirk Avenue Bridge across the subway tracks, the subway station entrance is a bit south of here and a green globe on a lamppost I guess tells pedestrians to walk down the plaza to get to it. The bridges steel has a plaque saying it was built in 1907. This was when this section of the Brighton Line was grade separated. Originally it was a ground-level route with level crossings.
The blur of a Brighton-beach bound B train leaving it's narrow platform
The renovated exposed portion of the Brighton Beach-bound platform with silver lampposts
Station Subway Lines (2000-2004)
Last Updated: March 29, 2022
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